On Wednesday, the 2013 Senate Farm Bill was amended by to make those convicted of certain violent crimes ineligible for SNAP (Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits, popularly known as food stamps. The amendment was passed by unanimous consent, meaning that neither Republicans nor Democrats objected to the bill.

The new eligibility requirements were proposed by Republican Senator David Vitter of Louisiana, who at the same time introduced another amendment designed to end the so-called “Obama phone” program which helps low-income Americans obtain cell phones. The Senate’s Farm Bill—a large piece of legislation passed once every few years to regulate, fund and subsidize various programs related to agriculture and food production—already included language that would cut food stamps by about $4.1 billion.

“Under current law, there is a lifetime ban for convicted drug felons, though many states have opted out of or modified that ban,” reads a statement from Vitter’s office. “Vitter’s amendment would extend the lifetime food stamp ban to dangerous sex offenders and murderers.”

Timothy Smeeding, director of the University of Wisconsin’s Institute for Research on Poverty, called the amendment “ridiculous.”

What is particularly amusing is they chose the perfect population group to CAUSE a disastrous outcome. Perfect storm is an understatement. I would not be shocked to learn the group was targeting to effect the obvious outcome. If not intentional, gross negligence equating with liability._________________lolgov. 'cause where we're going, you don't have civil liberties.

Hooo boy. I don't see anything good coming out of this. So not only are convicted felons not able to get a damned job because they have to put "convicted felon" on their resume, now they can't get food.

So not only are convicted felons not able to get a damned job because they have to put "convicted felon" on their resume, now they can't get food.

So the only way to get food is via food stamps?_________________I, for one, am glad to be living on a planet with 776x the mass of the super-massive black hole at the center of the milky way just to keep Neptune in its daily orbit around the Earth.
auf alten Schiffen lernt man Segeln.

I pity your imagination._________________I, for one, am glad to be living on a planet with 776x the mass of the super-massive black hole at the center of the milky way just to keep Neptune in its daily orbit around the Earth.
auf alten Schiffen lernt man Segeln.

Clearly all violent offenders should be put on penal farms, where they are isolated from society and grow all their own food, even if this does decimate the Democrat voting base. They should also all receive mandatory "end of life palliative care" where they are encoraged to consider the compassionate euthenasia or "Soylent Green" option, like Obamacare also compassionately provides our elderly, advising them that maybe they just ought to snuff it since they're a burden. It's for the good of the Many, quite obviously and indubitably._________________Deja Moo: the feeling that you've heard this bull before

Clearly all violent offenders should be put on penal farms, where they are isolated from society and grow all their own food, even if this does decimate the Democrat voting base. They should also all receive mandatory "end of life palliative care" where they are encoraged to consider the compassionate euthenasia or "Soylent Green" option, like Obamacare also compassionately provides our elderly, advising them that maybe they just ought to snuff it since they're a burden. It's for the good of the Many, quite obviously and indubitably.

Clearly all violent offenders should be put on penal farms, where they are isolated from society and grow all their own food, even if this does decimate the Democrat voting base. They should also all receive mandatory "end of life palliative care" where they are encoraged to consider the compassionate euthenasia or "Soylent Green" option, like Obamacare also compassionately provides our elderly, advising them that maybe they just ought to snuff it since they're a burden. It's for the good of the Many, quite obviously and indubitably.

the hive mind agrees. it is only logical.

The voting problem could be solved by not entirely taking their vote away, but assigning it to a proxy for safe-keeping during their er... rehabilitation._________________Deja Moo: the feeling that you've heard this bull before

So now they'll be even more violent and go to jail to get food where they'll at least get 2 meals a day.

I could understand if this were done for other government services, like housing. But this is pretty idiotic._________________At some stage, the Hindus locked on to the nation destroying concepts like ahimsa (non-violence), shanti (peace), satya (truth) — the ‘ass’ syndrome.

Am I the only person on these forums aware of private charities and working for your own keep?

The level of stupidity in this thread makes my head spin._________________I, for one, am glad to be living on a planet with 776x the mass of the super-massive black hole at the center of the milky way just to keep Neptune in its daily orbit around the Earth.
auf alten Schiffen lernt man Segeln.

Am I the only person on these forums aware of private charities and working for your own keep?

The level of stupidity in this thread makes my head spin.

And you think these violent people will not take the easier (to them) option of just resorting to more violence?_________________At some stage, the Hindus locked on to the nation destroying concepts like ahimsa (non-violence), shanti (peace), satya (truth) — the ‘ass’ syndrome.

Food ztamps isn't the only program we have. It's the dignified option. There are all kinds of kitchens, shelters, stste and county assisstance programs, etc. None of these people committed their violence to put food in their belly. Practically all if them did it to put drugs in their brain or easy money in their pocket.

Give them one year to find work, then offer them three choices:
1. Work Farm
2. Boat ride to join French Foreign Legion
3. Boat ride to Somalia.
4. Soylent Obama Program_________________Deja Moo: the feeling that you've heard this bull before

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